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96 percent of Jews in Europe encounter antisemitism in their daily life and 80 percent feel that antisemitism has grown in their country in the last five years, according to the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency.  (Photo: Eric Parker)

EU faced surge in attacks on Jews even before Gaza war

Europe was already seeing a wave of anti-semitic attacks before the Hamas attacks on 7 October 2023 and Israel’s military response in Gaza, according to data published on Thursday (11 July) by the EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency. 

Since the start of Gaza war, however, the number of attacks has increased b...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

96 percent of Jews in Europe encounter antisemitism in their daily life and 80 percent feel that antisemitism has grown in their country in the last five years, according to the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency.  (Photo: Eric Parker)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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